Welders Club Memorial

The memorial plaque outside the Harland and Wolff Welders’ Club is a tribute to the eight shipyard workers who died during the construction of the Titanic.  It was unveiled on 6th July 2012 by Northern Ireland’s then First Minister Peter Robinson. The black plaque features a colour image of a Harland and Wolff crane at the top. The text below reads: “IN MEMORIAM This plaque is to commemorate the eight brave men who lost their lives during the construction of the R.M.S. TITANIC built in Harland & Wolff Shipyard, Belfast.” Underneath the names are listed: “Samuel Joseph Scott aged 15; John Kelly aged 19; William Clarke aged 27; James Dobbin aged 43; Robert James Murphy aged 49; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown.” At the bottom is: “These men will never be forgotten God Bless.” Beneath the plaque is a small metal plaque with much of the text worn off which appears to give details of the Titanic memorial plaque’s unveiling.  Highlighting the role of Belfast people in building the Titanic and the risks that came with working in the shipbuilding industry, this plaque connects the shipyard workers of East Belfast to the Titanic and is a marker of East Belfast’s ongoing cultural connection to the shipyards.  After viewing the plaque, continue down Dee Street in the direction you were travelling.  When you are ready to continue, go back down Tamar Street in the direction you came, passing by the junction you joined it from.